H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 02:15 UTC

Kim Clijsters vs Ai Sugiyama H2H: 6-3

Kim Clijsters holds a 6–3 lead over Ai Sugiyama in their WTA head-to-head. Across 9 main-draw meetings, Kim Clijsters leads 3–2 on hard courts, while they are tied 1–1 on clay. Most recently, Kim Clijsters won the 2005 US Open third round 6-1 6-4.

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Kim Clijsters
BEL Age 43 Right-Handed 174 cm / 5'9"
H2H
6 – 3
9 main draw meetings
Ai Sugiyama
JPN Age 51 Right-Handed 163 cm / 5'4"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Sep 3, 2005* US Open Grand Slam R32 Hard Kim Clijsters #4 6-1 6-4 Ai Sugiyama #33 Match data
Jul 29, 2005* Stanford WTA 500 R16 Hard Kim Clijsters #14 6-1 6-2 Ai Sugiyama #33 Match data
Jul 2, 2003* Wimbledon Grand Slam R16 Grass Kim Clijsters #2 6-3 6-2 Ai Sugiyama #14 Match data
May 17, 2003* Rome WTA 1000 SF Clay Kim Clijsters #2 6-3 6-2 Ai Sugiyama #16 Match data
Mar 2, 2003* Scottsdale WTA 500 F Hard Ai Sugiyama #25 3-6 7-5 6-4 Kim Clijsters #3 Match data
Aug 2, 2001* San Diego WTA 500 R32 Hard Ai Sugiyama #48 6-3 6-3 Kim Clijsters #5 Match data
Mar 12, 2001* Indian Wells WTA 1000 R16 Hard Kim Clijsters #19 6-4 4-6 6-2 Ai Sugiyama #44 Match data
Nov 2, 2000* Leipzig WTA 500 R32 Carpet Kim Clijsters #31 6-0 6-2 Ai Sugiyama #35 Match data
May 31, 2000* Roland Garros Grand Slam R128 Clay Ai Sugiyama #21 6-2 3-6 6-2 Kim Clijsters #29 Match data

* Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 Finals 500 250 Titles
Kim Clijsters #1,140 #1 8,895 2,275 463 127 78.5% 4 7 3 21 6 41
Ai Sugiyama #97 #8 2,400 1,951 411 362 53.2% 0 0 0 4 2 6

Career Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. GS and Titles are cumulative career totals through that season.

Age Kim Clijsters Ai Sugiyama
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 1999 16–7 69.6% #46 1,724 0 1 1992 1–4 20.0% #184 1,477 0 0
17 2000 28–15 65.1% #18 1,911 0 3 1993 3–8 27.3% #145 1,487 0 0
18 2001 54–19 74.0% #5 2,030 0 6 1994 9–11 45.0% #72 1,557 0 0
19 2002 50–17 74.6% #4 2,143 0 10 1995 16–17 48.5% #46 1,691 0 0
20 2003 86–12 87.8% #2 2,260 0 19 1996 22–18 55.0% #28 1,738 0 0
21 2004 18–4 81.8% #22 2,188 0 21 1997 31–25 55.4% #21 1,833 0 1
22 2005 66–9 88.0% #2 2,215 1 30 1998 37–21 63.8% #18 1,859 0 3
23 2006 41–12 77.4% #5 2,147 1 33 1999 27–23 54.0% #24 1,806 0 3
24 2007 14–4 77.8% #5 2,113 1 34 2000 20–24 45.5% #32 1,687 0 3
25 — — — — — — — 2001 28–25 52.8% #30 1,720 0 3
26 2009 13–3 81.2% #18 2,128 2 35 2002 35–26 57.4% #24 1,755 0 3
27 2010 39–7 84.8% #3 2,182 3 40 2003 44–25 63.8% #10 1,915 0 5
28 2011 21–7 75.0% #13 2,049 4 41 2004 30–22 57.7% #17 1,802 0 6
29 2012 17–6 73.9% #20 1,989 4 41 2005 28–27 50.9% #29 1,742 0 6
30 — — — — — — — 2006 28–25 52.8% #26 1,742 0 6
31 — — — — — — — 2007 17–21 44.7% #38 1,632 0 6
32 — — — — — — — 2008 26–21 55.3% #31 1,742 0 6
33 — — — — — — — 2009 9–19 32.1% #97 1,647 0 6
37 2020 0–3 0.0% #1030 1,927 4 41 — — — — — — —
38 2021 0–2 0.0% #1154 1,881 4 41 — — — — — — —